Illicit passions pervade an Italian town, where men gather nightly for the cynical "game of the law."Illicit passions pervade an Italian town, where men gather nightly for the cynical "game of the law."Illicit passions pervade an Italian town, where men gather nightly for the cynical "game of the law."
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Joe Dassin
- Secondo disoccupato
- (as Joseph Dassin)
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- TriviaA very big box-office flop; Claude Chabrol later claimed that the new directors of the French New Wave got their chance because its failure convinced several big French producers that inexpensive films with new talent might have a better chance of success.
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The director Jules Dassin was able to draw well the reality of a small village in Southern Italy, where the existing rules were applied with a double standard. The priest was very much concerned with the attitude of Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida), but not with other situations affecting the town. The game called "la legge" (the law) was not an entertainment instead it was a weapon of intimidation. It appears to be as the behavior of strong animals showing their powers over weak ones. This is an old film, which could be useful to be shown in Italy again. Dassin was able to show various details and characters of the life in the village: the patriarch (Pierre Brasseur), the "pidgeon" (Yves Montand), the man of well-doing (Mastroianni), plus the lady of the family or la Donna(Melina Mercouri) and Marietta, likely to be a kind of spoiled Cinderella. All these ingredients put coherently in an interesting plot made the film attractive to be seen and not only once.
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- esteban1747
- Jul 3, 2008
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Where the Hot Wind Blows!
- Filming locations
- Carpino, Foggia, Apulia, Italy(Exterior)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 450,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,351
- Gross worldwide
- $17,351
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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